WEBVTT STREETOUR CAMERAS CAUGHT THE WATERFLOWING FROM CRACKS ON COOPERROAD...CREWS JUMPED INTO ACTION TO FIXTHEPIPES. PEOPLE LIVING ON COOPERROAD SAY THEY'VE NEVER SEENTHIS ON THEIR STREET BEFORE."IT LOOKS LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE ONTHIS SIDE OF THE STREET""HEARD THE CARS DRIVING BY ANDITSOUNDED LIKE THEY WERE RUNNINGTHROUGH WATER."THE CITY SAYS THERE WERE THREEBREAKS ON THE SAME WATER LINE.NO WORD YET ON WHAT CAUSED THEM.AND AS 16 WAPT'S JENNIFER ORTEGAREPORTS --- THE MAYOR JUSTDECLAREDA STATE OF EMERGENCY FORJACKSON'S INFRASTRUCTURE.THE MAYOR JUST SIGNED THEPAPERWORK ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO-- HESAYS THIS IS THE FIRST STEP TOIMPROVINGJACKSON. BUSTED HYDRANTS,POTHOLE PROBLEMS AND BROKENWATERLINES HAVE FORCED THE MAYOR TOTAKETHIS DRASTIC STEP. JUSTYESTERDAY--- ABROKEN FIRE HYDRANT FLOODEDRIVERSIDEDRIVE. HE SAYS IF THE CITY'SCRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE ISNOT FIXED SOON--- THE WATERPROBLEMSCOULD CREATE A PUBLIC HEALTHHAZARD.GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO GOAFTER FUNDING FOR THIS EMERGENCYWHETHER IT'SSTATE OR FEDERAL WHAT IT DOES ITALSO HELPS US DRAW MUCH-NEEDED ATTENTION TO THEINFRASTRUCTURE SITUATION GIVEJACKSON THE DECLARATION GIVES USTHE ABILITY TO GO FASTER THAN WETYPICALLY WOULDBE ABLE TO" THE MAYOR SAYS THEDECLARATION EXPIRES IN 7 DAYS SOTHEY'RELOOKING TO SECURE STATE ORFEDERALFUNDING --- IN THE NEXT WEEK.THE MAYOR SAYS IT WILL TAKE ATLEAST ABILLION DOLLARS TO FIX THEINFASTRUCTURE.IN JACKSON, JO 16 WAPT NEWS.WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASKJACKSON MAYOR TONY YARBER?HE'LL ANSWER YOURQUESTIONS IN THE NEXT ASK THEMAYORSEGMENT. CALL OUR FEEDBACK 16LINE AT 601-355-16-16 AND LEAVEYOURQUESTIONS, OR YOU CAN SEND THEMTOOUR FACEBOOK PAGE OR BY EMAIL.